FaultScore

Subaru Ascent vs Hyundai Palisade

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Subaru Ascent Hyundai Palisade
Complaints on file 1,331 3,242
Model years covered 2019–2026 2020–2026
Worst model year 2019 2020
Best model year 2025 2026
Crashes reported 62 93
Fires reported 25 25
Injuries reported 30 66
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Electrical System Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 8.8% 5.7%

Subaru Ascent by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Hyundai Palisade by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks